Hong Kong protesters decry police inaction six months after brutal mob attack
Several hundred Hong Kong protesters gathered on Tuesday at the site of an attack six months ago by an armed mob on anti-government demonstrators, denouncing the lack of progress by police in bringing those responsible to justice.
Mexico president says operations at southern border meant to protect migrants
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a news conference on Tuesday that operations to control the flow of migrants at the country’s southern border were meant to protect them.
China mystery virus claims sixth victim as holiday travel stokes risk
The death toll from a mysterious flu-like virus in China climbed to six on Tuesday as new cases surged beyond 300 and authorities fretted about the added risk from millions of Chinese traveling for the Lunar New Year holiday.
North Korea to suspend foreign tourism over coronavirus fears: tour company
A foreign tour operator said on Tuesday that North Korea is to temporarily ban foreign tourists due to the spread of a deadly new coronavirus in China.
U.S. calls Iran’s $3 million reward to kill Trump ‘ridiculous’
A U.S. envoy on Tuesday called an Iranian lawmaker’s offer of a $3 million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump “ridiculous” and said it pointed to the “terrorist underpinnings” of the Iranian government.
Iran MP offers reward for killing Trump, U.S. calls it ‘ridiculous’
An Iranian lawmaker offered a $3 million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump and said Iran could avoid threats if it had nuclear arms, ISNA news agency reported on Tuesday amid Tehran’s latest standoff with Washington.
Polish art project marks sites of vanished Jewish cemeteries
An ethnologist and photographer are trying to recover a lost chapter of Poland’s past by marking the sites of now vanished Jewish cemeteries with transparent ‘headstones’ and taking photographs of them.
Colombia seeking deals with protest leaders, but some demands ‘unconstitutional’
Colombia’s government is willing to discuss the country’s problems with leaders of demonstrations against the social and economic policies of President Ivan Duque, but some protest demands are “unconstitutional”, a presidency official said.
North Korea may seek ‘new path’ after U.S. fails to meet talks deadline
North Korea said on Tuesday the United States had ignored a deadline for nuclear talks and it no longer felt bound by its commitments, which included a halt to nuclear testing and inter-continental ballistic missile tests, and may “seek a new path”.
India to auction rare art belonging to diamond magnate arrested in UK
The seized assets of Indian diamond magnate Nirav Modi, arrested in Britain last year over fraud allegations, will be auctioned within the next two months, the Mumbai-based Saffronart auctioneers said on Tuesday.
